Berlijn!

Last weekend I spent in Berlijn! Germany has got to be one of the most beautiful places that I've ever been to (so far, that is). Especially because it's Autumn, and all the leaves are a vibrant yellow or orange, scattered over the streets.

We (AFS-Holland group) left Thursday night, all 60 of us on a bus to Germany. On Friday, we broke up in small groups and toured Berlin, sightseeing the main attractions and such through a scavenger hunt.

We dined at a nice pizza joint in the city; it still feels weird to be able to order a glass of wine with dinner!

On Saturday, we visited a concentration camp called Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. That was very hard, and at many moments, disturbing. It was an experience that I will never forget.

Saturday we continued to sight see. The German bakeries were the BEST!! We also visited the Holocaust Memorial:

For dinner, I met up with Lennart! He took my friend and I out to his favorite restaurant. It was so nice being able to catch up with him, and share everything that we miss about Homer.

Sunday we visited The Jewish Museum, and continued to sightsee. I have many more photos on Facebook as well, of all the famous buildings and places we saw. Of course, the Berlin Wall was amongst those:

I had no idea parts of it are covered with art!

The whole trip was amazing. I made some great friends, and got to see a part of the world that I may never have the opportunity to see again. It was an eye-opening experience, to say the least.

For now, I continue with my week of vacation! Starting Monday is school again though. However, the week after Test Week, I will have two or three classes in the grade above me. I'm really excited for this, because it will be an opportunity to meet more people! I'll try to Blog again soon.

-Molly